Florence Kajuju

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: It is through this Parliament that we have seen the realisation of the digital literacy programme. I have attended functions in my county where we have supplied tablets to children in Class One to ensure that they are digitised. We can agree, as per the manifesto of the Jubilee Party, that we are going to be digital and not analogue. I thank the President and persuade him that this programme should continue. I have seen our children being very excited that finally they have received iPads and tablets and they are making use of it. Whether it is in the ... view
• 23 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I, therefore, thank His Excellency the President for this Address. We are on the right path, as the Jubilee Government. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2016, but with very serious reservations on some of the concerns that have been raised. I support the proposed amendments to the Children Act No.8 of 2001. It is known that when it comes to adoption of children, there are some regulations that are normally followed to ensure that if a family is adopting a child, they are not just doing so for the sake of it or to expose the child to any suffering. Such family must meet some standards. Therefore, I support the ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as a nation, we cannot agree to be parties to an illegality. Passing this amendment is accepting an illegality. We cannot reduce the consensual age of a child from 18 to 16 years. A16-year-old girl is still a child. We have sought to protect our children when it comes to exposing them to sexual matters. The legal age is 18 years. It is, therefore, illegal to even imagine that we can reduce that age from 18 to 16 years. This particular amendment also goes further to seek to protect dangerous offenders. Paragraph (g) states that a ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: issue of gender. I also support the issue of retirement benefits for the Deputy President and designated State officers, including a retired CJ. Under our laws, there are three arms of Government; the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. The CJ is the head of the Judiciary. This means that if the head of the Judiciary retires, he or she must be recognised under the retirement benefits so that they also enjoy benefits conferred on the President, the Deputy President or the Speaker of the Assembly. That is a good amendment. I also support the Court of Appeal (Organisation and Administration) Act ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. You are my learned friend although you came after me. Legal aid is very important but the Judiciary should note when advocates offer their services they need to be given some stipend to appreciate the service that they conduct. I, therefore, support these amendments but with serious reservations. I am praying that the Sexual Offences Act amendments be committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs so that Members can raise issues. This is because it is not a good law. We cannot pass bad law, especially for our children and for ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support this Motion. As I support, I tend to think that we need to pay a lot of our congratulatory messages to the immediate Clerk, Justin Bundi. He has done so well. I remember some of us, when we came into this House; we barely knew exactly what was supposed to be done. Justin Bundi was there to guide us through the processes. He was a keen listener to some The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: of the issues we raised. I believe wherever he goes, in his next destination, he is going to serve us well in this country. As I come to Michael Sialai, I got to know him as a very humble man as well. I look at his service as a person who has been decorated in the course of time. He has been recognised in the Republic of Kenya by none other than His Excellency the President with an award of the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS). It is because of service in the public service. He has also been ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: That is the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. I do not think anything is unjust with what I have said. When I look at Article 127 of the Constitution and the mandate of the Clerk of the National Assembly, I realise that Sialai is the right candidate for this job. This being a Parliament that is now expanded with a lot of expectations from the public, I believe Sialai is going to deliver to this country and to the people that we are going to serve. Therefore, I support this Motion. view